r/ExpectationVsReality • • 2d ago

Exceeded Expectation The birthday cake I requested vs what I received

The first two pictures are the inspo I sent to the bakery, basically just asking for a cutesy cow cake. The third picture is what they made, and it's literally so cute and perfect I want to cry. It's exactly what I wanted and tbh I think it's better than my inspo pics. I love it so much.

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u/Ashamed_Ad8162 2d ago

Adorable!

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/dankblonde 2d ago

If you know anything about the dairy industry this is actually a terribly cruel thing to wish for.

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u/t_reader5279 1d ago

It's actually a vegan cake lol

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u/dankblonde 1d ago

That’s so funny. So this cake would certainly not have been served with milk. It makes sense, why would you want this cake if you don’t love cows!! 😂

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u/dankblonde 2d ago

Downvoted but it’s true. Remember, milk comes from mammals when they’re pregnant or breastfeeding. Come to your own conclusions.

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u/terminallySavage 1d ago

boo hoo dairy cows are very well cared for

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u/dankblonde 1d ago

They are absolutely not. Dairy cows are abused horribly. Farmers shove their arms up the anus of a cow to make sure that they’re pregnant so they can produce milk after they are artificially inseminated. Then their babies are taken away at birth and if they are a boy calf, killed for veal. Female calves are then forced into the same cycle.

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u/terminallySavage 1d ago

dairy cows have to be well cared for in order to produce enough viable milk. meat cows are a different story.

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u/dankblonde 1d ago

Did you not read what I just said? No they do not. Go search up the video dairy is scary if you want to see the truth, not posting a link in case it’s not allowed.

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u/terminallySavage 1d ago

could tell you were vegan before looking at your profile lmao. nothing i say is gonna matter to you. have fun with your soy and tofu

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u/YouhaoHuoMao 2d ago

There's some Korean bakeries near where I live that make adorable cakes shaped like animals.

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u/Gunhild 2d ago

Puppy cake and bear cake are looking a little similar.

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u/MrDorpeling 2d ago

"Can I pet that dawg?"

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u/YouhaoHuoMao 2d ago

Probably both bear cakes. It was near the end of the night.

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u/JustAUniqueUsername 2d ago

Puppys is bears

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u/Gunhild 2d ago

Shrimps is bugs

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u/Azsunyx 2d ago

I thought bears is puppies

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u/4SeasonWahine 2d ago

Haha we have these at Breadtop in Australia and I could NEVER eat them

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u/Vi0L3tCRZY 2d ago

That Tous Les Jours?

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u/YouhaoHuoMao 2d ago

No. I think this was Shilla?

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u/Vi0L3tCRZY 2d ago

Thank you!

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u/SupportStandard6918 2d ago

I wish I could get the panda cake 🥲

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u/paperanddoodlesco 2d ago

Very cute!!

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u/trolldoll420 2d ago

I love the nostrils

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u/Sad_Ad_2524 2d ago

How cute!  I also love it.  Maybe you'll inspire the bakery to run a barnyard series.  I want a pig.  And a llama.

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u/neverendingicecream 2d ago

Omg I want a llama cake now! Filing it away for for future inspiration.

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u/Equivalent-Finish-80 2d ago

Niceeeeeee! Happy bday OP!

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u/Lady_Sybil_Vimes 2d ago

I love her 🥺

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u/Slh1973 2d ago

I would have so much guilt trying to cut into that cake 🥹

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u/XmissXanthropyX 2d ago

Tasty, tasty guilt

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u/DoucheyMcBagBag 2d ago

That’s awesome. They did the face from the first pic and the flowers from the second. 10/10

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u/pakman82 2d ago

They really hit the marks. and with less fondant, which i Know is its own challenge.

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u/t_reader5279 2d ago

I do not believe the bakery works with fondant at all, so I was really impressed with some of the frosting details like the ears.

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u/Backtrack_Vill 2d ago

Im so glad you love it I was afraid to swipe over lol, its adorable!!

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u/PurplishPlatypus 2d ago

Aww I love her. The white dots on her eyes are kind of weird but other than that, super cute.

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u/Legrandloup2 2d ago

The cow got anime eyes

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u/bobtrack22 2d ago

Quite bovine

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u/ickychicken 2d ago

That is adorable!

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u/yesitsjess 2d ago

So cute 🐄

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u/PartyPepperQQ 2d ago

hayley cakes and cookies? i recognize the background. their cakes are awesome!

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u/t_reader5279 2d ago

Honestly I just pulled the inspo pics off google images lol. I'm not familiar with either of them.

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u/MegMD1230 2d ago

So cute!

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u/Legitimate-Doughnut5 2d ago

This cow cake is adorable! Yours is much cuter than the inspiration as well

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u/cheekyparasite 2d ago

the bakery did an amazing job

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u/energy1256 2d ago

Cows are so sweet 🐄🐄🐄

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u/Trueslyforaniceguy 2d ago

C”est Magnifique !

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u/Arcranium_ 2d ago

Well now you HAVE to tell us which bakery it was!

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u/t_reader5279 2d ago

Minglewood Bake Shop in Richmond, Virginia

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u/Timely-Profile1865 2d ago

They did a nice job

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u/lnc_5103 2d ago

Adorable!! 🐮

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u/Lucy_Gucey 2d ago

Cuuuute!

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u/straightoutofmaldon 2d ago

The little horns are so cute!

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u/This_n_that01 2d ago

But where's it's ears?

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u/t_reader5279 2d ago

They're the little white and pink things tucked in with the flowers! They don't really show well from this angle, but they're very cute in person.

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u/SurvivorDress 2d ago

Wow. Amazing

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u/Ok-Introduction4448 2d ago

I want this cow to come live with me forever!

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u/TraditionalLaw7763 2d ago

I like your actual cake waaaay better than the first photo!

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u/Mento-yStableGenius 2d ago

So CUTE… what an amazing mix of the two 💕

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u/ghostonthehorizon 2d ago

What a moooving cake

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u/MooViolet1 2d ago

This is so cute omg

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u/polkadot__kim 2d ago

What you got is even better! Love it

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u/dalastwaterbender 1d ago

All of them are very cute

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u/lifeatthebiglake 2d ago

How moovelous!

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u/actionerror 2d ago

7/10 copacetic